Arianne Weldon to Manage the Georgia Campaign for Grade-Level Reading Learn about Arianne Weldon, the newly appointed project director for the Georgia Campaign for Grade-Level Reading. Read More
KIDS COUNT Data Check: Teen Birth Rate Hits Historic Low Teen birth rates in the U.S. have hit historic lows, a positive shift given the potential life challenges teen childbearing poses for moms and babies. Read More
Young Leaders Shape Casey’s Latest Results Count Offering The Casey Foundation looked to young adults to help shape its leadership development program for emerging professionals. Learn about the effort. Read More
Casey Funds Efforts to Expand State Tax Refunds for Young Workers Casey awarded $260,000 in grants to six organizations seeking to expand their states’ Earned Income Tax Credit benefits to cover more young workers. Read More
New Leadership Institute for State-based Advocates Class Announced The Casey Foundation recently announced the second class of its Leadership Institute for State-based Advocates. Read More
Making the Case for Juvenile Justice Reform Join the Casey Foundation and the Pretrial Justice Institute for a webinar on communications tools that build support for juvenile justice reform. Read More
2014 State Data Books from the KIDS COUNT Network An ongoing listing of state fact and data books from the KIDS COUNT Network for 2014. Read More
Making Better Decisions About Kids and Families in Child Welfare Strong decision-making is key to child welfare success, says Casey’s guide to building high-performing public agencies. Learn more. Read More
The American Family — For the Most Part — Still Has Two Parents The majority of children in America — two out of every three kids — live in married-couple households, according to the KIDS COUNT Data Center. Read More
Children Living in High-Poverty Communities Surged 25% During Past Decade Nearly 8 million of America’s children live in high-poverty areas according to a new KIDS COUNT data snapshot from the Casey Foundation. Learn more. Read More
